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Old 27th Mar 2013, 04:26
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Most trimmable horizontal stabs on modern airliners are all-flying, though.
No they are not. I did say "in the normal sense of the word". That does not mean pitch-trim-only pitch control. The pilots cannot control the stab as if it were an elevator. My understanding of the "emergency" pitch control on the earlier Airbus is pitch TRIM, not "pull back on stick and nose goes up". In other words, manually spin the pitch trim wheel (just like you'd have to do if it trimmed full nose up and then you stalled/lost normal law).
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